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PETE ROZELLE RUMORS & GOSSIP
In Topsy Turvy Wibbly Wobbly NFL, Bucs are 2 games out of first place, 1 game out of #1 draft pick!
Pete Rozelle is watching football from heaven, smiling upon his dream of NFL Parity. Although I believe parity is less of a thing since the redistributing of teams in 2002, here are the Bucs in the middle of the most incredible turnabout season in years.
If you think the Rams going for it yesterday takes the cake, look at the Bucs, who
Bucs are chasing the Panthers, or are they...
NFL announces 2015 Draft Dates
The NFL entry draft has become a huge event on the NFL calendar, even if that date keeps changing. Though the league is undecided between LA and Chicago, next year’s NFL Draft is now set for April 30-May 2, per league sources.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 2, 2014What once started with the commissioner handwriting the picks on a blackboard with chalk, as demonstrated...
Via Patriots Life
October 02, 2014
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Column: Goodell could have taken page from Rozelle
What a difference a commissioner makes.
Pete Rozelle hadn't been on the job long enough to find the executive washroom when he faced a gambling scandal a half-century ago that could have sunk the NFL.
League investigators had discovered star Green Bay running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions lineman Alex Karras were betting on games. The news had yet to break, and the young commissioner...
Via AP on Fox
September 25, 2014
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Yes, coverage of NFL draft has changed a bit; Flashback to what ESPN did in ’81
I love posting this video every year.
For a little perspective about coverage of the NFL draft on ESPN and NFL Network, it’s always good to see how ESPN covered the NFL draft in 1981.
It was all so primitive. Check out the guy who had to turn on Pete Rozelle’s microphone.
A favorite part is a young Chris Berman getting reaction from a restaurant in New York, complete with the...
Via Sherman Report
May 08, 2014
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The Simple Story Of How The Seahawks Came Into Existence Practically Overnight
In the wake of Seattle’s first major sports championship in 35 years, it’s worth revisiting how the Seattle Seahawks came into existence in the first place — and it’s a story that, on the surface, seems quite simple. Back in 1974, when Seattle was a Supersonics-only town, the city had already broken ground on a stadium (the Kingdome) that could potentially house an NFL team...
Via Next Impulse Sports
February 06, 2014
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Upon further review: NFL third-place games used to be a thing
"Upon further review" is a new recurring segment in which This Given Sunday analyzes quirks and fascinating tidbits from the NFL's history books.
This weekend in Denver and Seattle, two teams will be eliminated from the NFL playoffs. On Monday, those teams will clean out their lockers and go their separate ways before preparation starts for the 2014 NFL season.
But long...
Via This Given Sunday
January 16, 2014
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Ravens must beat Bengals and hope for help to overcome Pete Rozelle's dream of parity...
It's playing out just as the late Pete Rozelle envisioned it... PARITY... it would be a rare team that could re-PETE after winning a Super Bowl...
And so the defending world champion Ravens find themselves at 8-7 having to knock off the 10-5 Cincinnati Bengals just to have a mathematical chance to qualify for the 2013 playoffs as a botttom seed.... and even then, they will...
Via Ravens Football Machine
December 28, 2013
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